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Espeon
Sun Pokémon
Wields an arcane power with which it can predict the weather and even people's thoughts. When bathed in sunshine, the scarlet orb on its brow glows and builds energy.
Details
Height0.9 m
Weight26.5 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time35 cycles · ~9,180 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP184
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
65
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
130
Sp. Def
95
Speed
110
Total
525
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Calm Mind
RUItem
Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
Heavy-Duty Boots / LeftoversAbilityMagic Bounce
NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk
TeraFairyFireFighting
EV spread
SpA252
SpD4
Spe▲252
Choice Scarf
RU
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Espeon
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Colosseum
Sword
Shield
Evolution
Water Stone
Thunder Stone
Fire Stone
High friendship
High friendship
level up
level up
level up
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Espeon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Copycat Uses the target’s last used move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Covet Takes the target’s item. | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 5 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 10 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Baby-Doll Eyes Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 20 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 25 | Mimic Copies the target’s last used move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 25 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Morning Sun Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 34 | Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 35 | Power Swap User swaps Attack and Special Attack changes with the target. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 45 | Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 50 | Future Sight Hits the target two turns later. | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 55 | Last Resort Can only be used after all of the user’s other moves have been used. | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Espeon.
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“Espeon”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/espeon.
Species data from PokéAPI.